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Mataroa
What Mataroa is
Mataroa is a minimalist blogging platform for publishing text with fewer design distractions. Posts are written in Markdown and can use a Mataroa subdomain or a custom domain. The service says it has no ads, does not track users or visitors, and uses no analytics or tracking cookies. Readers can subscribe through RSS or email newsletters. Users can export blogs as Markdown, EPUB, printable pages, Zola files, or Hugo files, and redirect a retiring blog to a new domain. Its API supports creating, retrieving, editing, and deleting posts and pages. Authors can review, approve, and delete comments, though spam-prevention support is limited. Image hosting allows files up to 1 MB, 100 MB per account, 1,000 images, and 100 GB of yearly bandwidth. The Free plan costs nothing and includes most features, but no custom domain or post by email. Premium costs $9 a year, billed immediately and renewed yearly unless cancelled, with all features.
Who it suits
Mataroa suits people who want a minimal blog or prefer fewer design choices when writing. It also fits publishers wanting Markdown, exports, RSS or email subscriptions, and optional custom domains.
What it does well
- Markdown-based writing
- No ads or behavioral tracking
- Supports multiple blog export formats
- API enables post and page management
- Free plan available
What to know first
- Free plan has no custom domain
- Free plan excludes post by email
- Spam-prevention support is limited
- Data is not encrypted at rest
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Most features · no custom domain · no post by email | Free |
| Premium | Billed immediately for one year, then automatically billed yearly unless cancelled · All features | $9 a year |
As mataroa.blog lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Mataroa focuses on text publishing with simple presentation, Markdown, exports, and subscription options. Its free plan covers most features, while Premium adds all features, including custom-domain and post-by-email support, for $9 a year.
Facts from Mataroa's own pages
- Advertising and tracking
- Mataroa says it has no ads, does not track user or visitor behavior, and uses no analytics or tracking cookies. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- API
- The API supports programmatic blog updates, including creating, retrieving, editing, and deleting posts and pages. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yes · mataroa.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Comments
- Blog authors can review, approve, and delete comments, while the platform says its spam prevention support is limited. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · mataroa.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Custom domains
- Premium includes one custom domain with managed TLS, and the service does not automatically redirect a bare domain to its www version. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Mataroa says it does not share user data with third parties except the payment processor, Stripe, which receives card details and may collect IP addresses and browser user agents. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Users can export a blog as Markdown, EPUB, a printable page, Zola files, or Hugo files, and can redirect a retiring blog to a new domain. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · mataroa.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Images
- Image hosting allows files up to 1 MB, up to 100 MB total per account, up to 1,000 images, and 100 GB of bandwidth per year. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mataroa is a minimalist blogging platform for publishing text with fewer distractions. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Security and infrastructure
- Mataroa says passwords are hashed, TLS 1.2 and 1.3 are required in transit, backups are taken daily and kept for 20 days, and data is not encrypted at rest. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Subscriptions
- Readers can subscribe to blogs through RSS or email newsletters. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact support by email, and the site says dissatisfied users can request a refund by email. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Technical limits
- The stated soft limits are 15,000 newsletter subscribers and 10,000 posts; monthly bandwidth is limited to 20 TB. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- Mataroa says it is intended for people who want a minimal blog or who find writing difficult and prefer fewer design choices. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
- Writing
- Posts are written in Markdown, and blogs are hosted at a Mataroa subdomain or a user's own domain. · mataroa.blog, 11 Oct 2026
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